Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM Code 512 Circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 1. Malaysia is divided _________two regions known as West Malaysia and East Malaysia. A. into B. on C. between D. from 2. In my opinion, the Internet is one of ______most wonderful inventions of modern life. A. an B. the C. a D. Ø 3. On Tuesday morning, Mr. Thanh has a meeting _________ 11 am to 1 pm. A. after B. before C. from D. at 4. Remote controls are used to interact _________TV. A. on B. with C. at D. of 5. Lan and Mary have been pen pals for two years and they _______at least once a month. A. correspond B. exchange C. write D. take 6. Last weekend, Nam had an _________trip to the countryside. A. enjoy B. enjoying C. enjoyable D. enjoyed 7. Her eight-year-old son is studying at _______ school. A. primary B. secondary C. high D. middle 8. Our school has ______ teachers. It has an excellent reputation all over the country. A. poor-qualified B. bad-qualified C. good-qualified D. well-qualified 9. If you want to improve your English, we ________ help you. A. can B. could C. would D. must 10. Nowadays, it is easy to ________to the Internet because it is available almost everywhere. A. keep in touch B. take inspiration C. get access D. take part 11. Tim has a large stamp album. He is a stamp-__________. A. picker B. examiner C. viewer D. collector 12. We ________ each other since we were at primary school. A. know B. have known C. knew D. will know 13. My father loves _________ soccer matches on TV. A. listening B. playing C. hearing D. watching 14. Nam doesn’t have a laptop. He wishes he _________ one. A. have B. has C. had D. will have 15. Nga _________ that she had to leave then. A. says B. said C. tells D. told 16. Mary: “Hello, You must be Nam?” -Nam: “________ Pleased to meet you”. A. Hello. No thank you, I’m fine. B. Hello. How are you? C Thanks very kind of you to say so. D. That’s right, I am. 17. Tuan: “Why don’t we go to the Foreign Language Center in Ben Tre Town?” -Lien: “______________”. A. That’s a good idea B. You are welcome C. That’s very kind of you. D. It’s nice of you to say so. 18. Quang can play tennis very well, _________? A. can’t Quang B. can Quang C. can’t he D. can he Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 19 to 22. For centuries, poets, writers and musicians have mentioned the Ao Dai in poems, novels and songs. The Ao Dai is the traditional dress of Vietnamese women. It consists of a long silk tunic that is slit on the sides and worn over loose pants. Traditionally, it was frequently worn by both men and women. The Page 1 2011-2012 THE FIRST SEMESTER Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM Code 512 design and material used for men were different from those used for women. Nowadays, women usually wear it, especially on special occasions. However, many Vietnamese women today often prefer to wear modern clothes at work because it is more convenient. Now fashion designers want to change the traditional Ao Dai. Some have printed lines of poetry on the Ao Dai so they look modern and very fashionable. Other designers have taken inspiration from Vietnam’s ethnic minorities. They have visited villages and studied traditional designs and symbols such as suns, starts, crosses and stripes. They have added the patterns to the Ao Dai, so Vietnamese women can continue to wear the unique dress, which is now both traditional and fashionable. 19. According to the writer, the Ao Dai have NOT been mentioned by _________. A. poets B. writers C. musicians D. novelists 20. The Ao Dai used to be worn by _________. A. women B. men C. both men & women D. old ladies 21. Nowadays, the Ao Dai is worn by Vietnamese women __________. A. every day B. usually on special occasions C. at work D. everywhere 22. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Nowadays the Ao Dai looks more modern and fashionable. B. Some new designs of the Ao Dai come from fashion designers. C. Nowadays, Vietnamese women wear both traditional and fashionable Ao Dai. D. Nowadays, Vietnamese women only wear fashionable Ao Dai. Which underlined part is pronounced differently? 23. A. missed B. liked C. collected D. helped 24. A. jeans B. designers C. materials D. students Read the following passage and choose the correct word in the table for each space from 25 to 32. -with- we- latest -us –interested- reading -what –are- is- unlike- to- spends- There (25)________ four people in my family. Each of (26)_______ has a different hobby. My dad likes (27)________newspapers because he can get the (28)_______ news every morning. However, my Mom enjoys watching TV and reading magazines. Mom often (29)________ hours reading articles about fashion and cooking. (30)________my Mom and Dad, my brother only loves surfing the websites about airplanes. He spends most of his free time getting information about the history and development of aircraft. He also writes emails or chats (31)_______ his friends about his hobby. For me, I am really (32)________ in listening to music. I love listening to music on the FM radio. Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones. 33. It's a pity! I can’t come to your birthday party. I wish _________________________________________________________________________ 34. “Do you speak English with your friends?” the examiner asked me. The examiner asked ______________________________________________________________ 35. They are going to build a new language school in this area. A new language school ___________________________________________________________ 36. I last saw my pen pal two years ago. I haven’t _______________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 2011-2012 THE FIRST SEMESTER Grade 9 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM Code 512 PHẦN TỰ LUẬN (4 ĐIỂM) 25 are 0.25 26 us 0.25 27 reading 0.25 28 latest 0.25 29 spends 0.25 30 unlike 0.25 31 with 0.25 32 interested 0.25 33 I could come to your birthday party. 0.5 34 if/ whether I spoke English with my friends. 0.5 35 is going to be built in this area. 0.5 36 seen my pen pal for two years. 0.5 Page 3 2011-2012 THE FIRST SEMESTER . ______most wonderful inventions of modern life. A. an B. the C. a D. Ø 3. On Tuesday morning, Mr. Thanh has a meeting _________ 11 am to 1 pm. A. after B. before C. from D. at 4. Remote controls